Yisbert Lara v. Lemuel Shattuck Hospital Correctional Unit (SPR 20242263)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records August 23, 2024 SPR24/2263 Kate Silva Record Access Officer Department of Corrections 50 Maple Street Milford, MA 01757 Dear Ms. Silva: I have received the petition of Yisbert Lara appealing the nonresponse of the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital Correctional Unit (Hospital) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On June 13, 2024, Mr. Lara requested, “copy of procedures, protocols, rules, regulations, memos, guidelines, SOP, etc. that your institutions have pertaining to the implementation of M.G.L.c. 54, §25C (‘Voting by those in correctional facilities, houses of corrections, jails, and department of youth services’).” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Lara petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/2263, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Department of Correction (Department) provided Mr. Lara with a response on August 12, 2024. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the Department’s lack of a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Lara may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s August response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Yisbert Lara One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 • (617) 727-2832• Fax: (617) 727- 5914 sec.state.ma.us/pre • pre@sec.state.ma.us